Bass Pro Shops founder donates 1 million masks to health care workers, including those in Oklahoma

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Updated: 3:38 PM CDT Apr 20, 2020

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HIS MESSAGE. >> IF YOU’VE BEEN ANYWHERE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME LATELY, YOU PROBABLY HAVE NOTICED MORE PEOPLE WEARING SOME TYPE OF FACE COVERING. THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF INFECTION PREVENTION AT INTEGRIS HEALTH SAYS, MASKS CAN HELP WITH THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE VIRUS BUT ARE ASYMPTOMATIC. >> WELL IF THEY’RE WEARING A MASK IN PUBLIC, THEY’RE A LOT LESS LIKELY TO TRANSMIT IT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT ABLE TO PROPEL THE DROPLETS ACROSS THE SPACE. >> AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE VIRUS, THE MASK WILL PROVIDE SOME PROTECTION. >> MY BIGGEST FEAR IS PEOPLE FIDDLING WITH THE MASK. >> THAT’S WHY HE SAYS THE CDC WAS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT ISSUING THE RECOMMENDATION SOONER. >> IF THERE ARE DROPLETS ON THE FRONT OF THE MASK AND YOU’RE CONSTANTLY TOUCHING IT, THEN YOU’RE GOING TO GET THE DROPLET ON YOU EVENTUALLY. >> SO REMEMBER, IF YOU WEAR A MASK, DON’T TOUCH IT, AND IF YOUR MASK CAN BE WASHED, JUST TOSS IT IN WITH YOUR LAUNDRY. THAT WILL KILL THE VIRUS. ALSO, BE AWARE THE MASK SERVES AS AN ADDITIONAL FORM OF PROTECTION. >> BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A MASK ON DOESN’T MEAN YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY STILL ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND GOOD HAND HYGI

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Bass Pro Shops founder donates 1 million masks to health care workers, including those in Oklahoma

Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris announced Monday he is donating 1 million FDA-approved ASTM Level 1 Procedure Face Masks to healthcare workers and first responders working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis across the country, including some in Oklahoma. Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Latest local headlines, resourcesAccording to the company, in Oklahoma City, St. Anthony Hospital and Mercy Hospital will each receive 6,000 face masks.The company said the nationwide donation comes as supplies for personal protective equipment are in high demand and short supply in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s has teamed up with their partner Convoy of Hope on this effort and will begin to distribute the masks locally next week.

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Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris announced Monday he is donating 1 million FDA-approved ASTM Level 1 Procedure Face Masks to healthcare workers and first responders working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis across the country, including some in Oklahoma.